Local Obituaries for Abbeville County, SC & Surrounding Areas

Elizabeth  Bart Gorczyca

Elizabeth Bart Gorczyca

Apr 2, 2015

Clara Elizabeth Bart Gorczyca, 90, widow of Anthony E. Gorczyca passed away April 2, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC.Born in East Orange, NJ she was a daughter of the late Blasius Siegfried Bart and Clara Weiniger Bart.Elizabeth was a Graduate of Penn Hall Prep School in Cambridge, MA and earned her BFA Degree from Beaver College...

Vivian Ann Cook

Vivian Ann Cook

Apr 2, 2015

Vivian Ann (Matestic) Cook, 72, of McCormick, SC, formerly of Canton, MI, passed away on April 2, 2015 in Greenwood, SC due to pancreatic cancer. Vivian was born on December 16, 1942 in Detroit, MI to John and Elizabeth Matestic. She graduated from Henry Ford Community College with a degree in nursing. She married David Cook on April 7, 1973....

Kathleen Spruell Adams Frady

Kathleen Spruell Adams Frady

Apr 1, 2015

Kathleen Spruell Adams Frady, 86, resident of 104 Oakland Ave. widow of Ed Frady passed away Wednesday April 1, 2015 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.Born in Abbeville, SC she was a daughter of the late William Mack Spruell, Sr. and Allie Mae Norris Spruell.Kathleen was a retired homemaker and a member of New Life Worship Center.Survivors include two daughters...

Edward "Eddie" Glenn Adams

Edward "Eddie" Glenn Adams

Mar 28, 2015

Edward "Eddie" Glenn Adams, 65, resident of 2025 Cedar Springs Rd. passed away Saturday March 28, 2015 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Charlotte, NC he was a son of Kathleen Frady and the late Delmus Russell Adams. Eddie was a Vietnam veteran having served in the 82nd Air Borne Battalion. He was also an avid outdoorsman whom enjoyed...

Bobbie Sue Childs Mundy

Bobbie Sue Childs Mundy

Mar 28, 2015

Bobbie Sue Childs Mundy, 84, of Abbeville, (The Watts Community), died peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was married to the late Richard Langley Mundy. Mrs. Mundy was born in Elberton, GA to the late Benjamin Tillman Childs and Eva Robinson Childs. She was a 1949 graduate of Sharon School in Abbeville and...

Robert Bruce Davis

Robert Bruce Davis

Mar 16, 2015

Robert Bruce Davis, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born in Asheville, NC to Joan Williams Davis and the late Clarence W. Davis. Bruce is survived by his mother, Joan Williams Davis of the home; his brother, Derek Davis and his wife Debbie of Greenville; and two sisters, Jan Davis...

Claire I Palmer

Claire I Palmer

Mar 15, 2015

Claire I. Palmer, 88, of Abbeville, formerly of Greenwood, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in San Francisco, CA to the late William & Celina Kate Woodcock Barr. Mrs. Palmer retired after 20 years with the M&M Mars Company. She was a patron of the arts, a member of the Republican Women's Club...

Alexandra Corley Schissler

Alexandra Corley Schissler

Mar 11, 2015

Alexandra Corley Schissler, 68, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Edward Kelly Schissler, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at her home. She was born in Morristown, NJ to the late Ralph A. and Leontine Raymond Corley. Mrs. Schissler retired, after 23 years of devoted service, as a Physical Education teacher in Florida. Following retirement, she and her husband, Edward,...

Annie Maude James

Annie Maude James

Mar 10, 2015

Annie Maude James, 98, of Abbeville, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Athens, GA to the late Joseph Levi and Elizabeth Murray James. Ms. James began her working career at a very early age at Abbeville Shirt Plant and later retired from Milliken – Abbeville Plant after many years of dedicated service. She was...

Joe William "Billy" Norryce

Joe William "Billy" Norryce

Mar 10, 2015

Billy Norryce, Jr., 67, of Abbeville, SC, husband of Carol Dilleshaw Norryce, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Joe William Norryce, Sr and Frances LaBoon Norryce. Mr. Norryce was a 1965 graduate of Abbeville High School, a member of Abbeville First Baptist Church and served in the S.C. National...

Jimmy Dove

Jimmy Dove

Mar 9, 2015

Jimmy Dove, 63, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Pat Brown Dove, died peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Abbeville, SC to Barbara Burton Dove of Calhoun Falls and the late Paul Dove. Jimmy was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Class of 1969. He was employed as an Insurance...

Allen "Chunk" Patterson Sr.

Allen "Chunk" Patterson Sr.

Mar 5, 2015

Allen F. 'Chunk' Patterson, Sr., 86, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Martha O'Shields Patterson, died Thursday, March 05, 2015, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born September 1, 1928 in Abbeville, SC to the late Grady Leslie Patterson, Sr. and Claudia McClain Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a 1947 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and an elder...

Foster Sondley Robinson

Foster Sondley Robinson

Mar 4, 2015

Foster Sondley Robinson, III, 46, of McCormick, died peacefully Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Georgia Medical University. Foster was born in Gainesville, GA to Connie McAbee Robinson and the late Foster Sondley Robinson, Jr. Foster is survived by his mother of the home; two sisters, Dora Robinson Jones and Vicie Robinson of Greenwood; an aunt, Clair McAbee; an uncle,...

Clemont Jerell Hilley

Clemont Jerell Hilley

Mar 2, 2015

Clemont "Jerell" Hilley, 90, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of the late Ada Crocker Hilley, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Monday, March 02, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Iva, SC to the late Luther Allen Hilley and Hattie Campbell Hilley. Mr. Hilley was a veteran of the United States Navy...

Benjamin Thomas Ware

Benjamin Thomas Ware

Mar 1, 2015

Benjamin Thomas Ware, 32, of Due West died Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Greenwood. He was the son of Marion Bond Ware of Due West and the late William (Bill) Ware of Abbeville. Ben was a graduate of Dixie High School, Class of 2000. He graduated from Piedmont Technical College and was a talented automobile mechanic. In addition to his...

Judith A. Cannaday

Judith A. Cannaday

Feb 28, 2015

Judith A. Cannaday, 62, of Iva, wife of Dee Cannaday, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her residence. All services will be private.

Dorothy Corbett Driggers

Dorothy Corbett Driggers

Feb 26, 2015

Dorothy "Dot" Corbett Driggers, 95, of Abbeville SC, wife of the late Derrill C. Driggers, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Oconee Hospice of the Foothills. She was born in Laurens, SC to the late Irvin Hayne and Sarah Gertrude Hamilton Corbett. Mrs. Driggers was a homemaker and retired secretary of the First Baptist Church of Abbeville where she...

Emogene  Sanders Barksdale

Emogene Sanders Barksdale

Feb 26, 2015

Emogene Sanders Barksdale, 86, resident of 397 Hwy. 28 South widow of William "Bill" Barksdale passed away peacefully Thursday Feb. 26 at her home.Born in Aiken, SC she was a daughter of the late Judson Foster Sanders and Iona Kennedy Sanders.Emogene was a retired registered nurse. She was a 1950 graduate with a degree in nursing from The University of...

Mary "Johnnie" Gail Williams

Mary "Johnnie" Gail Williams

Feb 24, 2015

Mary Gail "Johnnie" Williams, 75, resident of 102 Elizabeth Street Abbeville, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at her home.Born in Abbeville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Paul Grier Williams, Sr. and Pearl Scott Williams. Johnnie was a retired homemaker and a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Survivors include one brother Paul Grier...

Charles S. "Speedy" Sumner

Charles S. "Speedy" Sumner

Feb 23, 2015

Charles S. 'Speedy' Sumner, 76, of Abbeville, husband of Barbara 'Toots' Bailey Sumner, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at The Renaissance Assisted Living in Due West, SC. He was born in Union, SC to the late Toy and Elsie Boling Sumner. He was a 1961 graduate of Clemson University and a proud Clemson Alumni supporter. Mr. Sumner worked for many...